Cash-register.



No. 816,066. PATBNTED MAR. 27, 1906. W. F. BOCKHOFF c E. JIVON PEIN.

CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 190s.

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. PA'IENIED- MAR. 27, 1906. W. P. BOCKHOFF & E. J. VON PEIN.

CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED JULYe, 190s.

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W. F. BOCKHOFF & E. J. VON PEIN.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6,1903.

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1 @Hmmm J No. 816,066. PATENTED MAR. 27, 1906,

W. F. BOCKHOPP & E. J. VON PEIN.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULYs, 190s. M HHEETSHBBT 4.

Wulf Illlllm and useful improvements in Cash-Registers,

zo clear, and exact description.

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45 verse vertical section through taken just to the right of the special counters,

5o one side of one of the setting-levers.

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Vi'iLLiAli if. BOCKHGF, Oli" lN-DJANAIOLIS, INDIANA, AND l@ WARD J.

ION iiliN, OF DAYTON. OHO,

ArSSIGNORS TG NATIONAL CASH REGIS;

'iiii COMPAS Y, OF JERSEY Ci'li', YNEW JERSEY, AND DAYTON, OHIO, A

@Aside-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

vratented Marco. 27, 190B.

Application tiled `i'uly 6,1903. Serial No. 164,408.

To @ZZ ttf/wirt if may concern.'

Be it known that we, WILLIAM F. Booii- HOFF, residing at Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of indiana, and EDWARD J. VON REIN, residing at Dayton, in the countyof Montgomery and State of Ohio, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new i of which we declare the following to be a full,

This invention relates to improvements in cash-registers, .and has more particular relation to improvements in registers of the type e patented to Smith and Giles, No. 677,896, July 9, i901; Giles and Fleming, No. 677,864,

i i l i l l July e, 190i ruben Pfaff, No. 721,916, March f 3,1903, andSmith and Susstrong, No. 705,619, July 29, 1962. lOne of the several objects of the invention zo is to provide devices for throwing out the l counter when it is desired to indicate and l print certain transactions without registeri mg the same. g

Another object of the invention is to pro- 1 2 5 vide counting devices for registering the number of sales of diderent classes. f

A. further object is to provide devicesV to prevent the operation of the machine until the indicators have moved to positions in ,i

3o which they are hidden from view.

The invention also has certain other objects, which will be hereinafter iarly set forth.

The invention consists of certain novel more particuments of parts, all of which will be hereinafter more particularly described, shown, and claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawings, forming k ure 1 represents an end elevation ot a inadiiine embodying our invention, the cabinet and the cashdrawer being omitted and the parts set for a cash transaction. Fig. 2 represents a transthe same,

the parts being in one of the positions for a specialI transaction. Fig. 3 represents a simihir section through the machine, takeny to Fig. 4 represents a detail side elevation of the operating-handle and the iocking devices for the same. Fig. 5 represents an enlarged detail side elevation ot' a. portion of said devices in a different position,in which one of the locks is rendered ineffective. v f enlarged detail perspective view of one ofthe F ig. 6 represents an locking-pawls and its latching devices. Fig. 7 represents a detail top plan view, partly broken away, of the right-hand end of the machine, illustrating the relative arrangement of the locking devices and operatinghandle. Fig. 8 represents an enlarged detail front elevation, partly in section, of the devices for tripping the machine-lock when the indicators move to their. lower positions.

, In illustrating our present invention we have shown no printing mechanism; but it will be readily understood that any desired formsuch, for instance, as that shown in the above-mentioned patent to Pfaff*may be employed.

As many of the parts of the resent machine are fully described and il ustra-ted in the aforesaid patents, we will refer to the 'same for any detail descri tion of the, parts that is desired. Described) in general terms, however, the machine may be said to coinprise a series of setting-levers which when operated set .the indicators and registering devices and any suitable type-carriers. vAfter these levers have been set as desired a crank-handle is operated, which results in the indicators being exposed to view, the amounts being printed, and the registration effected.

In our present invention we provide such a machine with an additional setting-lever or element 2, which may be moved to different ypositions 'for` different transactions and by suchinovements determine the operation of aseries of special counters and also control the movements of the special indicator pro- Y vided for said lever or element.

The totalizmU-counter in the class of Inachine mentioned comprises a seriesof counting-Wheels 3, journaled upon a transverse` shaft 4 of a rock-frame and provided with suitable o eratinginions 5, which are arranged to e broug t into mesh with a series of .independently-movable rack-segments`6. Thesesegments are journaled upon a trans- IDO verse shaft 7 land are provided with lu'gs or- `v lips 8, arranged to engage their respective adjusting-levers 9, which are pivoted on said shaft. Coil-springs 10 connect the segments to the main frame and cause them to follow the levers 9 when the latter are adjusted. An operating crank-handle 11 is mounted upon one end of the shaft 7 and when operated causes the shaft to rock, and thus returns all ci the displaced rack-segments 6 to their normal positions to effect the registration in a manner fully described in said patents.

The aforesaid special setting-lever 2 is pivoted upon the shaft 7 substantially in the same manner as the regular amount-levers 9 and is connected at its rear end to an s cillating rack-bar 12, as best shown in Fig. 2. Thisbar 12 in turn meshes With a pinion 13, fast to the rotary special indicator 14, which is mounted upon a transverse shaft 15. This shaft 15, as-ully described in the aforesaid patents, is 'carried by a vertically-movable slide 16, which is suitably mounted in the main frame. T he slide 16 is arranged to be raised and lowered by an arm 17, operated by the shaft 7 and provided at its rear end with an antitriction-roller 13, which when the shaft is rocked by the crank-handle engages a horizontal arm 19, mounted on the slide 16, and thus elevates the slide to a position in which the indicators Will become visible through suitable windows or apertures formed in the cabinet or casing of the machine.

' The slide 16 is latched in its upper or ele- Alo ' end of a lever 'With a latching-nose l cam-groove 28 is such vated' position by a latching-lever 20, formed 21, which engages a suitable aperture formed in the slide 16, This latching-lever 2() is fast upon a rockshaft 22, as best shown in Fig. 3, and this shaft normally tends to rock forward because ol' a coil-spring 23, which connects the upper 24, last on said shaft, to the main trarne.

movement of any oi' the settingdevers and in amanner fully disclosed in said Smith and Susstrono patent. The adjusting-lever 2 carries a sli( in late 24, which is formed With an elongate sot 25, through which a guidingpin 26, mounted on said lever passes. The lower end of' the .slide 24 is" biurcated to straddle the shalt 7, and thus form an additional guide. l A pin 27, mounted on the plate 2li, projects laterally into a cani-groove of ,a mutilated box-cam 29, which is fast upon' the rock-shaft 7. The formation of the that the slide 24,- is reciprocatedeach time the shaft 7 Ais recited upon the operation of the crank-handle. nl ber of special counters 3G, 31, 32, and A33 vare located in proximity to the special adjustinglever 2, and each of the saine comprises a se, ries of counter-Wheels 34, a series ol'iatolietw Wheels Z55, secured thereto, and an operatingU -aWl rhis nai-vl is formed with a plu relity oi tines ci oitlerent lengths, arranged to The lever24El is rocked to disengege Ythe latch 2O from the slide 16 by theA engage the ratchet-Wheels of its respective counter and move them forward a distance equal to one numeral upon each operation'in the manner Well known in the art. Each of the pawls 36 is pivot/ally mounted in a yokeframe 3 7 and is normally forced into engage-- ,ment with its .ratchet-Wheels'by a coil-spring 33, which surrounds its pivot-pin 39 and engages with its opposite ends against said pawl and the frame 37. This latter frame is in turn pivotally mounted in a stationary frame 40, formed with a stop-llange 41', against which the tra-nce 37 abuts to linut its doWnward movement. normally drawn into its lower position by one of a series of coil-springs 42, which connectthe res ective pins 39 to the main frame.

y reference to Fig. 2 of the drawingsit will be seen that the upper end of the slide 24 will be moved with the lever 2 into positions directly in line With the projectin0r ends of the several pins 39, so that when sai slide is reciprocated by the subsequent op eration of the crank-handle the frame 37 in line With said slide will be operated and the corresponding' counter thus advanced one nurnber. The regular amount-recording levers of the type of machine shown in the present drawings usually have nine degrees of movement; but the special is'arranged to be moved to but 'five difierent positions only, these positions representing, respectively, Cash, No sale,H Received on account," .Char ge, and Paid out.V The four counters 3 0, 31, 32, and 33 represent, respectively, Faid out, Charge Received onA account, andfNo sale. We have provided, however, a special cash-counter 44, which is operated substantially in the same manner as the remaining counters, with the except-ion that its -paWl'-carrying frame 37 is formed with a rigid operating-arm 37, which is connected by a'pivoted link 45 with a pivoted bell-crank lever 92, hereinafter' more particularly described. When said leverl 92 is operated for each cash transaction, the cashecounter will advance one number for each transaction. Each of the special counters is provided With a turn-tozero nut or knob 47, fast i to its shaft, said shaft being arranged to piclr up and turn the counter-Wheels to zero in a manner Well known in the art. v

The special adjusting -lever 2A is proyided with ,an aliniug and locking segment 48, formed with ve notches, representing the diferent-positions oi the leyer for different transactions. These notches, as best shown in Fig. 2, are arranged-or grooved with three of the same near the middle of the/segments d' andone near eachend. This construction permits thelspecial lever to be moved the distancev as Vthe regular amount-'levers and still only have live setting positions. piyoted locking and alining pawl 49, mount Each of the frames 37 is lever above described TOO ed loosely upon a transverse shaft 50, :is

'formed at its upper end with a nose 5i,whieh"1 fast to t e shaft 7,

is arranged to project irito the respective notches of the plate 48 whehxthe lever 2 is in proper' adjusted positions. This substantially the same construction as the pawls described in the aforesaid patent to Pfaff and is locked against movement upon,

the operation of the crank-handle by a longitudinally-movable notched shaft 49 in the same manner as described in said patent. This loching-pawl 49 is connected by a `linkbar 51 to an arm 52, fast to a transverse rock-shaft The shaft 53 is provided at its opposite end, as shown in Fig. 4, with an arm 55, which is connected to the pivoted loching-pawl 56 by a pivoted link 57. This link is formed with an elongated slot 58, through which projects a pin 59, whereby the shaft 53 may have a slight independent rocking movement. 'When the shaft 53 is rocked forward, however by the movement of the special setting-lever 2,` the latching-pawl 56 is also drawn forward sufficiently to move the locking-shoulder 60, formed thereon, out of the path of the segment 6l, fast to the shaft 7. After the pawl 56 is drawn forward into this position it is held sov by a spring-drawn latch arranged to engage with its beveled nose 63 on one of the other of two inclined faces 64 and 65, formed on the upper end of the said pawl 56. (See VFigs. 5 and 6.)

It will be seen from the above that the pawl 62 will engage the locking-pawl 56 to hold itpositions, but will permit of said lockingpawl being readily moved from one position to another. The pawl 56 is also provided with a laterally-projecting pin 66 for a purpose to be presently described.

it will be seen from the above description that whenever the special operating-lever 2 is actuated or moved from one of its set po sitions its respective pawl 49 will beforced forward in passing from one4 notch to the other of the segment 4S, and the shaft 53 will be thus rocked forward. This rocking of the shaft draws the loching-pawl 56 from its locking posi-tion (shown in Fig. 4) forward from under the lower edge of the segment 61, and 'thus leaves the operating-handle l free to be moved; dihen the pawl 56 is drawn forward in this manner, it is latched in its forward position by the pawl 62. It therefore becomes necessary to return the pawl 56 to its locking position upon each operation ,of the machine, as its office islto compel the operation of the special setting-lever before the machine can be operated except when such setting-lever is in the, positionrepresenting cash This return of the pawl 56 to its locking position is accomplished by means of vthe laterally-movable shaft 49', which is provided with an arm 69,`having'a pawl is of in either one or the other of its shifted j right when said shaftthus free' to be operated. ing-pawl 62, iounted on the mainframe and cam-flan re 76, whicliis engaged by an arm 71, and thus forced to the is oscillated. The segment 6l also carries a cam projection 72, (see Fig. 7,) which is arranged to return the arm 69 to its normalpositiou as the shaft 7 rocks bach to its normal position. A headed pin-73, mounted on the main frame, projects through the arm 69 and is provided with a` coil-spring 74, which engages the head of said pin and the side of the arm'to normally force the lattertoward the left. The arm 69 is also provided with a nose 75, having a cam ming edge 76 which when the shaft a9 is moved to the right engages the pawl 56 and forces the same partly rearward, the latch 62 then coming into operation to force it completely to the rear to againl lock the machine. By this means the machine is locked after each operation and can only be unlocked by the movement of the special setting-lever 2. There is, however, one exception'to this operation and that is that when the special lever 2'is in' a position representing cash the pawl 56 is held partly forward in the intermediate position' (shown in Fig..5) against the stress of the latch 62, and the machine is rPhe pawl is held in this position against the tendency of the pawl 62 to draw it to locking position by a cam-nose 77, formed on the arm 78, which is rigidly mounted upon a transverse rochshaft 79. 79, as best shown in Fig. 2, is provided with an 'arm 80, having a laterally-pnijecting vbeveled lug Sl. This lug is forced into engagement with the periphery of a segmental arm 82 by suitable spring means hereinafter described. The arm 62 is mounted upon the special setting-lever Zand is formed with a notch 83. When the lever 2 is moved 'to a position representing cash, the notch S2 brought into alinenlent with the lugSl, and the shaft 79 is thus permitted to spring` forward, which. action moves the arm 78 to bring the nose 77 in the path of the pin 66 of the pawl 56, and thus prevents said pawl being moved to its locking position by the latch 62, the operation of the cam only being sufficient to move the pa wl 56 to cause the nose 63 of the pawl 62 to engage the forward incline surface of said pawl 56. The left-hand end of the shaft 79 (see Fig. 1) is provided with an arm 64, which is normally enga ed by thc tail of a pivoted pawl 85, whic is mounted upon a dish 86. This disk is journaled upon the outer end of the shaft 7 and is provided with a suitable coil-spring 87 near one end, which engages the pawl 85 to normally force the same against the arm 84, and thus rock the shaft 79 forward when the same is free to move in this direction, as when the lever 2 is moved t0 the-cash position. The stress of the spring' 87 also tends to normally force a-nose 88, formed on the (See Figs. 4 and 5.)A The shaft IOO IlO

disk 90, which is-ast to the shaft Y.

- tion in Which the c alinernent with the lug 81,

, the spring 87 and the nose 88 moved Engilfges an 'complish this a cam- When the special setting-lever is moved to a posinotch 83 is `brought into the shaft 79 rocks forward, as before described, and thus 4releases the pawl 85, Which is then operated by into the notch 89, as shown in lhg. 1. When the cam 90 is now operated, the disk or segment 86 is moved therewith. This segment is formed at its rear with acarn edge 90', which antifriction-roller 91, mounted upon one of two pivoted bell-crank levers 92, supporting the opposite ends of the countershaft 4, sai-d. roller being normally drawn against the cam edge 90" by a coil-spring 93, which connects said belldcrankA to the main l frame.

We have described above one set of devices for supporting and operating one end of the counter-shaft 4. A similar set of devices is provided near the opposite end of the machine to support and move the opposite end of the shaft 4. The rocking of the bellcranlrs 92 depresses the counter-shaft 4 and brings the pinions 5 of the counter-Wheels into-mesh with the segments 6.v

It will be seen from the above that the bellcranks 92 are only actuated When the'disks 86 are coupled to the cams 90 by the movement of the special lever to the cash position. When this special lever occupies any of its other positions, the arms 84 are rocked up- Ward sufficiently to'hold the noses 88 out of the notches 89, thus leaving1 the cams 90 free to move Without moving t e disks 86. The counter will thus not be thrown into engagement with the operating devices.

As before stated, the rocking movements of the bell-cranks 92, which occur only when a cash transaction is registered, is utilized to operate the special cash-counter 47. To acresult-the rear end of the lever 37 is connected to one end of the shaft 4'by the pivoted link 45. The left-hand cam 90 also acts to operate a pivoted flash 95, which is arranged to obscure the indicators in indicating position. For this purpose the liash is provided with a link-bar 96, which is slotted at its lower end to permit the passage of the shaft 7 therethrough and is provided with awl 85, into a recess 89, formed in an antifriction-roller 7', which rests upon the whereby it may be rotated,

periphery of said cam. When the operating handle 11 is moved forward, the flash is dro ped to a position between the indicators an the indicator-Windows in the cabinet and is not again raised to expose the indicators until the operating-handle has returned to its normal position.

In order to turn the counter to zero, an independent rotary shaft 98 is provided.- This shaft is suitably mounted in the main frame and is provided at one endvvith amilled knob, A. series ef pineft-hand bell-crankl v92.

to throw in the vcounter ions 100 are mounted on this shaft and are afr= ranged to engage with pinidns 101, mounted on the counter-Wheels to turn the latter to their zero positions in a manner well known in the art and fully described in the' aforesaid patents. In order, however, to positively-a1- rest the shaft 98 when the same has Amade a complete revolution to return the counter- Wheels, I `Iprovide said shaft with a stop-nose 103, whic is arranged tocontact witha .nose 104 of a stop-pawl 105, pivo'ted upon the llefthand end of the shaft 4, as shown inig. 1. The pawl 105 is normally drawn -forward against a stop-pin 106, mounted on the main frame, by means of acoi-l-spring 107, which connects said pawl to the main frame.

When the nose 103 engages the nose 1104, it

rocks the pawl 105 on Aits fulcrum until said awl engages a stop-pin 108, mounted on the The first time the bell-crank is operated the paWl 105 is movedldownward bodily, and the nose 104 is thus disengaged from the nose 103, thus allowing the pawl vto assume its normal position and leaving the shaft 98 free to again be rotated.

As before stated, :he indicators are .mourn` ed upon the vertically-movable .carriage 116 and it. is desirable to prevent the operation.. the machine until after the cari-ia e 1.6,has returned to its lower position. o accomplish this result, the rear edge ofthe segment 61 cooperates with a -pivoted lever 11=0, mounted on the main frame, vas shown in Fig.

' 4. The rear end of the lever 110 is normally drawn downward by a coil-spring 111Which connects it with the main frame. The said lever 110 rests at its rear end upon a pivoted lever 112, which is formed vat its inner e with an angular projection 113, extending into the path of the projection 19 of the carriage 16. When the carriage descends, the projection 19 contacts with the arm 113, rocks the lever 112 on its fulciuni,lifts the rear end of the lever 110, and unlocks the machine, all of which is best illustrated'in Fig. 8. After the indicators have been ele vated, as heretofore described, 'he lever 110 is allowed to assume Will automatically lock the machine when the handle 11 returns to its normal position.

By the above-described device it is impossible to operate the machine until the carriage 16 is first moved to a position -to Withdraw all of the indicators from view.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letm ters Patent, is-fV 4 f 1. In a cash-register, the Icombnation 4with a counter mounted in a movable frame, oie. series of registering elements, means for mov'- ing said elements when in engagement with the counter, setting-levers for said registering elements, a special settingdever, an operating-handle, means for connecting the opera vpo ition in which it p v ating-handle and the countereframe controlled b v the special setting-lever, and an in? dicating mechanism permanently connected to the special setting-lever.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism including a crankhandle, of a countei mounted in a movable frame, a cam for operating said frame, coupling means between the operating mechanism and said cam, and a special setting-lever controlling said coupling means.

3. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism including a rockshaft, of a counter mounted in a movable frame, a cam for actuating said trame, means for coupling said cam to the rock-shaft, and a setting element controlling said coupling means.

4. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism including a rockshaft, of a counter mounted in a movable frame, a cam for operating said frame, coupling means between the shaft and cani, and a special setting-lever controlling said coupling means arranged to be moved to ditl'erent positions for different transactions.

. 5.' In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism including a powershaft, of a counter mounted in a movable frame, acam mounted 'on the shaft, coupling means between the shaft and. cam, and a setting element comit rolling said coupling means.

6. In a cash-register, the combination with an Operating mechanism -including a powershaft, of a counter mounted in a movable frame, a throwing device for said counterame, coupling means between the throwing device and the power-shaft, and a Special setting element controlling said coupling means.

7. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism including a rockshaft, of a counter mounted in a movable frame, a cam for operatin salid frame, a. pivoted pawl-clutch for coup ing the camto the shaft., and a special setting element controlling the paWl-clutch.

8. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of setting-levers, of a series of racks arranged to follow the movements of said levers but movable independentlv of the same, a counter mounted in a movable frame, an operating-handle and connections for bringing the counter and the registering-racks together, a s ecial setting element, and means 5 =controlled said element for preventing the counter' `and registeringeracks from being brought together -upon the operation of the hand e.

' 9. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of setting elements, of a series of istering-racks movable with said elements but constructed to be actuated independenti).Y of, the same, a counter, an operating! handle, means controlled b the handle for bringing 65 the counter and the registering-raclts` toframe is moved, means for coupling gether, a special setting element, and means controlled by said element for preventing the registering-racks and counters being brought together upon the operation of the handle.

10. In a cash-reglstcr, the combination with a series of setting-levers, oiI a series of registcling-segments controlled bj: said levers but movable independently of the same,a counter arranged to be actuated by the registering-segments, an operating-handle for moving the registering-scgments after they have been set b v the levers, a special setting element, and means controlled by said element for neventing the counter being operated b v the registering-racks upon the operation of the handle.

11. In a casl1-register thc combination with a. series of setting-levers, of a series of registering-segments arranged to be'set by said levers but movable independently of the same, an operating-handle and connections for moving the counter-frame and for returning the registerinff-segments to their normal positions, a speciasctting element, and means controlled b v said element for preventing the counter-frame being moved by the operatinghandle.

12. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of amount setting-levers, of a se ries of registerin -segments arranged 'to be set by the same ut movable independently thereof, a counter mounted in a. movable frame, a crank-handle and connections for throwing the counter-frame' and returning the registering-segments, a specfal settingelever, and means controlled by said lever when in certain positions for preventing the operating-handle actuating the counter-frame.

13. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of registering elements, of a counter mounted in a movable frame, an operating-handle, a pivoted latchingpawi and connect-ions between the operating-handle and the counter-frame, and a special set-ting element arrangedto controi the positions of the latching-pavvl.

14. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a counter mounted inY a movable "frame, a special counter for counting the number of times the the frame to the operating mechanism, a special setting element a certain adjustment of which controls said coupling means, arf 2 series of s ecial counters operatively co; roiled by otner adjustments of said setting element.

15; In a cash-register combination with a pcwelt-haft ing element pivoted upon tit. :able to dit er- 'on-s, a ement,acam

the siide, and a se- (Fis With an operating mechanism, oi a series of indicators, means for concealing the indice.- tors, and devices for locking the operating mechanism until the concealing means is actuated.

i7. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, including a handle, ot counting devices, indicators, moans for moving the indicators to their set positions, and a lock for preventing the movement of the operating mechanism until the indicators have been moved to their. concealed positions.

18. in a cash-register, the combination with an opera-ting mechanism, of a series ot indicators arranged to be moved to set positions hy said mechanism, means for holding the indicators in their set positions, and a iock for the operating mechanism operated hy the movement of the indicators out of their set positions.

19. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, oi a series of indicators arranged to be elevated to exposed positions, means for holding the indicators in their elevated positions, and a lock 'for the operating mechanism operated upon the descent of the indicators to their lower positions.

20. in a cash-register, the combination with operating mechanism, of a series of indicators arranged to he moved into ey;- posed position, and a lock for the operating mechanism actuated hy the Withdra 'al ol' the indicators .from exposed positions.

in a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a series ci rotary indicators arranged to he elevated to exposed positions, and a lock for the operating mechanism actuated hy the movement of the indicators to their lower inexposed positions,

22. in a casl'i-register, the combination with .an operating mechanism, of' a special d setting element arranged to he moved to dil"- t'erent positions, alcoli for tho operating -mechanism controlled h v said* setting element, and means lor preventing the regular operation oi the lock when the setting clement is in a certain position.

ln a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a setting element, a lool; for preventing the movement v of the operatingr mechanism until the setting with an operating mechanism,

elenient has been operated, and means frontrolied by tne setting element for rendering the lock ineiiecti ve.

24. ln a cash-register, the combination ot a special setting element, a lock for the mechanism arranged to ho moved out oi' envgngement with thev operating mechanism upon the movement oi' a special setting ment, means tor returningr the loch to its l ioclringposition, and devices tor'preventing operating this return movement when the setting elenient is in a certain position.

chine, a special setting element arranged to he moved to different posit-ions and Whose movement operates the lock, and devices for holding the lock in its inoperative position when the setting element is in a certain position.

27. in a cash-register, the combination With an operating mechanism including a handle, oi a'special setting element arranged to he moved to different positions for difierent transactions, a lock tor the operating mechanism arranged to hereturned to rocking position upon each opera-tion oi the machine, means connected to the setting element for adjusting the lock to release the operating mechanism, yielding devices tor holding the lock in one or the other oi' its positions, and means connected to the setting elcment tor holding the loclt in an intermediate position.

28. In a cash-register7 the combination with an operating mechanism, oi a pivoted locking device for the same, a latch for securing the locking device hoth in and out oic its locking position, means connected to the operating mechanism for returning the lock to its locking position upon each operation of the machine, and means connected to the setting element to move the lock to unlock the operating mechanism Whenever the sotting element is operated.

29. ln a cash-register, the combination with an. operating mechanism, 'of a counter mounted in a movable frame, tnrn-to-zero devices mounted independentlyT of 'the counter-frame, and a movable stop i'or the tnrnmto connection with the counter-operating devices, turn-to-zero devices mounted inde- Bendently of the counter-freine but engaged y the counter when the latter is disengaged means for tlle turn-to-zero devices controlled by the movement of ,the counter-freine.

32. In a cash-register, tlie conlbiimtion with a counter mounted in n movable frame, of rotary turn-to-zero devices mounted independently of the counter-frame, n pivoted sto device mounted on the counter-frame an arranged to be engaged' by Llie turn-tozero devices and moved out of its normal ,po- Q lsition; the construction being sueli that when ille counter-frame is moved alle stop v device is disengaged l'roin the tuIn-le-zl'zro from the operatmg ineclmnlsnl, and .stopl devices und allowed to assume its norinul posillon.

.ln testimony whereof we nllx ouiI signin tures in the presence oll two witnessesi WILLIAM lf. BOL'lillOFl". lIlNYAll) J. VOX lElN.

Witnesses:

llnni-:n'r C. Woon, Lewis l). BAKnn. 

